so was governor romney. but the question really is, did either of them cross the line between being disagreeable and just being flat out rude? >> well, it's a political debate. the stakes are very high. the partisans on both sides want their candidate to be forceful. it's in the eye of the beholder. in my personal opinion, nobody did. that's the way these things work nowadays. if you don't like somebody, you're going to think he was the rude one and your guy did everything right. >> what we can definitely say is it was a lot more animated than the first one, everybody can agree on that. ray locker, thank you so much for coming in today and giving us perspective. you can always check the facts at wusa9.com. >>> 12 and a quarter million tweets and facebook comments went flying through cyber space. that's according to blue fin labs, which study social media's reaction to televised events. and some of the topics still trending tonight are moderator, candy crowley, as focus rate her performance, and a binder full